Fleshing apparatus.



No. 882,270. PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908.

L. RUPP.

PLESHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1908.

Witnesses: lnvento Attorneys UNITED STATEfi ra rENT QFFICE.

LAURENTE RUPP, Ol MONTREAL, QUEBEC, (TANA DA.

FLESHING- APPARATUS.

T 0 all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, LAURENTE lturr, a

I citizen of the United States of America, rc

- of my invention is to provide means for adjusting the movable parts ofthe knife and,

myinvention consists of the construction,

combination and arrangement of parts-as herein illustrated described andclaimed.

. In-the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, I haveillustrated one form of embodiment of my invention, in

which drawings similar reference characters designate correspondingparts, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section; Fig. 2 is an elevationof a guard plate, looking from the outside; and, Fig. 3 is a verticalsection through the knife showing its actuating shaft in elevation.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a base plate, on which issecured a pedestal 2, having a bifurcated upper end provided withbearings 3. Disposed in the bearings 3 is a shaft 4, on which isdisposed a loose pulley 5, and on which is secured a fixed pulley 6.

Secured on the base plate 1, adjacent the pedestal 2, is a secondpedestal 7, bearing a plate 8 provided with a slot 9. Disposed on theplate 8 is a circular casing 10, having a beveled edge 10 at one end,and adj ustably maintained on the plate 8 by means of the set screw 11.

Carried by the free end of the shaft 4 is a circular knife 12, providedwith a beveled cutting edge 13, which projects slightly forward of thebeveled edge 10 of the casing 10. Byineans of the set screw 11 and theslot 9, the casing 10 may be set to vary the projection of the cuttingedge of the knife 12.

Disposed on the plate 8 is a bracket 14, adjustably maintained inposition by means of the set screw 15 working in the slot 15 andprojecting into the plate 8. Carried by the upper end of the bracket 14is a set screw 16, projecting through a slot 17 provided inSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 23, 1906.

Patented March 17, 1908.

Serial NO. 344,696. A

I the guard plate 18, the inner face of which is j parallel to thecutting edge 13 of the rotary knife 12.

The inner edge of the guard plate is beveled at 19, and the outerportion of the guard plate is provided with the projecting flange 20.The bracket may be adjusted to varying distances from the cutting edge13 of the knife, so as to vary the depth of the cut thereof.

Secured to the guard plate 18, is a segmental guide 24, having a roundedprojecting edge The guide 2el is provided with slots 26, to receivesecuring bolts 27, working into theplate Space bolts 28 in the plate 18serve to abut against the plate 24 and space the same from the guardplate 18.

The object of the guide 24 is to prevent the cutting of the hidetreated, and to provide means for discharging the hair and otherparticles into the knife 12.

Disposed over the pedestal 2 is a hood 2], provided with openings 22 forthe passage of a suitable driving belt for the pulleys 5 and 6.

In the operation of the invention, the skin to be fleshed is passed overthe cutting edge 13 of the knife bearing on the guard plate on one side,and the beveled edge 10 of the casing on the other side. The matter cutfrom the skin is forced out of the casing 10 by the rotary movement ofthe knife.

T he connection between the shaft 1 and the knife 12 is made by means ofa spider 23 to permit the passage of this matter, and the guard plate 18does not extend to the bottom of the casing 10 for the same purpose.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fleshing knife comprising the combi nation of a rotary blade, ashaft secured to the blade, a pedestal supporting the shaft, loose andfixed pulleys on the shaft, and a hood disposed over the pedestal andthe pulleys and provided with belt openings.

2. A fleshing knife comprising the combination of a rotary blade, apedestal adjacent the knife, a casing disposed on the pedestal, a setscrew adjustably securing the casing, and

estal.

3. A ileshing knife comprising the combination of a rotary blade, apedestal adjacent the knife, a casing adj ustably secured to thepedestal, abracket disposed on thepedestal, a set screw adapted to holdthe bracket, a set an adjustable guard plate carried by the pedscrewcarried by the bracket, and, aguardplate provided with a slot adapted toreceive the second set screw.

4. In a fieshing knife, the combination comprising a base plate, arotary knife supported by the base plate, a pedestal on the base plate,a slotted plate on the pedestal, a

rounding said knife and spaced therefrom, a

beveled edge on said casing adapted to guide the hide to be treated, andmeans for adjusting said tubular casing toward or from the cutting edgeof the knife.

6. A fleshing knife comprising the combination of a rotary blade, atubular casing surrounding the same and spaced therefrom, means foradjusting said casing toward or from the cutting edge of the knife, aguard 7. A 'fleshing knife comprising the CODlbination of a rotaryblade, a pedestal adjacent the blade, a guard plate adjustably mountedon said pedestal, a segmental guide plate mounted on said guard plate tohave both horizontal and lateral adjustment relatively to the guardplate, and means for adjusting said guard plate and the segmental guidethereon relatively to the aforesaid rotary blade.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

LAURENTE RUPP. Witnesses: v

Jos. J. B. CHARBONNEAU, O. TOUCOMPREZ.

